Heading Out - free quilt block tutorial by Leland Ave Studios/Kim SoperThank you so much for joining me on the Cloud9 2016 New Block Blog Hop! I have to say, I am absolutely thrilled to share this tutorial with you! I loved, loved, loved working with these Cloud9 fabrics from the Organic Cirrus Solids collection! They handled beautifully, and have a great look and texture! The block tutorial I created for you was inspired by another project I’ve been working on this summer. It’s been a summer of arrow tails and seeking growth in many directions! Thus, the name, Heading Out! Let’s get started!

Supplies:

Heading Out - free quilt block tutorial by Leland Ave Studios/Kim Soper Cloud9 Fabrics in these colors: Amazon, Sky, Lilac, Iris and Shadow. You will need to cut: From the Amazon fabric: (1) 2.5″ square (1) 3.5″ square From the Sky fabric: (1) 2.5″ square (1) 3.5″ square From the Lilac fabric: (2) 2.5″ squares (2) 3.5″ squares From the Iris fabric (10) 3.5″ squares From the Shadow fabric: (1) 4.5 x 8.5″ rectangle (6) 3.5″ squares (2) 2.5 x 4.5″ strips You will also need a rotary cutter, self healing mat, ruler and a pen for marking.  All seam allowances are 1/4″. Unfinished block will measure 12 1/2″ square.

The How-To:

Step 1. Make the Half-Square Triangles (HSTs)

Heading Out - free quilt block tutorial by Leland Ave Studios/Kim SoperUsing your pen, draw a diagonal line from corner to corner on the back side of all 3.5″ Iris squares. Heading Out - free quilt block tutorial by Leland Ave Studios/Kim Soper Place each of these squares directly on top of the 3.5″ Amazon, Sky and Lilac and Shadow squares (rights sides together if you are using a print). Heading Out - free quilt block tutorial by Leland Ave Studios/Kim Soper Sew a seam 1/4″ on either side of the marked diagonal line. Repeat for each square.  (Tip 1: you can chain-piece this step to make it go faster! And Tip 2: Don’t worry about pinning your pieces. Because the squares are oversized, even if the fabric shifts a bit while sewing, they will still be perfect when we trim them down to size!) Heading Out - free quilt block tutorial by Leland Ave Studios/Kim Soper Cut each of the sewn pairs on the marked line. Heading Out - free quilt block tutorial by Leland Ave Studios/Kim Soper Press the seams open. Heading Out - free quilt block tutorial by Leland Ave Studios/Kim Soper Trim each HST to 2.5″ square.

Step 2. Assemble the arrow tails.

Heading Out - free quilt block tutorial by Leland Ave Studios/Kim Soper Sew the 2.5″ Amazon block to an Amazon/Iris HST as shown. Heading Out - free quilt block tutorial by Leland Ave Studios/Kim Soper Sew an Iris/Shadow HST to an Amazon/Iris HST as shown.  Press seams open. Heading Out - free quilt block tutorial by Leland Ave Studios/Kim Soper Sew the two sets of squares together, as shown, to form an arrow tail. Press seams open. Heading Out - free quilt block tutorial by Leland Ave Studios/Kim Soper Repeat this step with the additional Lilac and Sky sets of squares. Heading Out - free quilt block tutorial by Leland Ave Studios/Kim Soper You will end up with two Iris, one Sky, and one Amazon arrow tail.

Step 3. Assemble the Flying Geese.

Heading Out - free quilt block tutorial by Leland Ave Studios/Kim Soper Sew two Iris/Shadow HSTs together to form a Shadow flying geese triangle. Repeat 3 more times. Heading Out - free quilt block tutorial by Leland Ave Studios/Kim Soper Sew a 2.5 x 4.5″ Shadow strip to the bottom of each of two flying geese. You will have two Flying Geese and two Flying Geese Units.

Step 4. Assemble the Block.

Heading Out - free quilt block tutorial by Leland Ave Studios/Kim Soper With the flying geese nose pointing upward, sew a Sky Arrow Tail to the left side of a Flying Geese Unit and a Lilac arrow tail to the right side of the Flying Geese Unit, as shown. This will create the top row of your block. Heading Out - free quilt block tutorial by Leland Ave Studios/Kim Soper Sew a Flying Geese (noses pointed outward) to either short end of the 4.5 x 8.5″ Shadow piece. This will create the center row of your block. Heading Out - free quilt block tutorial by Leland Ave Studios/Kim Soper With the flying geese nose pointing down, sew a Lilac Arrow Tail to the left side of the remaining Flying Geese Unit and an Amazon Arrow Tail to the right side of the flying geese unit. This will create the bottom row of your block. Heading Out - free quilt block tutorial by Leland Ave Studios/Kim Soper Press all seams open. Then, sew the rows together as shown below. Heading Out - free quilt block tutorial by Leland Ave Studios/Kim Soper And you are done! So easy! If you want to use this block to make a quilt, here’s a sample layout!  In order to preserve the appearance of the arrow tails, I have added a spacer block to prevent the arrow tails from getting lost as stars: Heading Out Quilt:Kim Soper Leland Ave Studios I hope you’ve enjoyed this quilt block tutorial, and I appreciate you stopping by! Please make sure to visit all of the other bloggers participating in the block hop today (listed below). And a huge thanks to all of our hosts: Yvonne @Quilting Jet Girl, Cheryl @Meadow Mist Designs, and Stephanie @Late Night Quilter.
Host: Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
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